# Charles Leeming

> Charles Leeming is a Series A investor at The Craftory backing Flowers and Delivery Service. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Craftory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-craftory)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Charles Leeming is a Series A investor at The Craftory focused on Flowers and Delivery Service. Charles’ expertise covers all types of corporate work, in particular private equity and mainstream public and private mergers and acquisitions (locally, nationally and internationally). On the private equity side, he will deliver all aspects of corporate transactions, ranging from advising private equity houses/sponsors and the portfoliocompany, shareholders and management teams. On the corporate side, Charles advises a wide range of clients, from owner-managers to PLCs.“Charles is user-friendly and committed to delivering for his clients. He goes above and beyond to understand the client’s goals and critical items (especially timetable for key deliverables) for each matter and applies that throughout the approach to, and delivery of, the legal service, resulting in ‘to-the-point’, efficient and commercial advice.” Paul McCreadie, Partner, ECI Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Flowers | 1 | 100% |
| Delivery Service | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freddie's Flowers | Freddie's Flowers provides flower arrangements and delivery services. | $60M | Series A | Jul 28, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About The Craftory

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

The Craftory is an investment fund that focuses on cause-driven CPG brands. They offer permanent early stage and growth capital to consumer brands. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, England.

5 contacts available at The Craftory.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ernesto Schmitt | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ernesto-schmitt |
| Charles Leeming | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-leeming-97ad |
| Craig Dubitsky | Brain Trust Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-dubitsky |
| Elio Sceti | Co founder & Chief Crafter | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elio-leoni-sceti |
| Jamie Swango | Craft Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-swango |

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## FAQ

### What does Charles Leeming invest in?

Charles Leeming invests primarily in Flowers and Delivery Service startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Charles Leeming last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Charles Leeming closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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